Thailand Girl; living in Thailand

If emigrating
to go and live with your Thailand girl is an option for you then you can count yourself
as a lucky man. Thailand is an amazing place, and it still offers a
relatively low cost of living. However, it's not all a bed of roses. There are a number of issues that you might not expect relating to your girl. If
you were thinking that your girl would be the same person that
you new when you first met her on your vacation, you might be
disappointed. This is because you will now be fully exposed to Thai culture;
there's nothing wrong with this but it is a very unique culture that
will, at times, challenge your viewpoint on how things ought to be done.

Modern technology is having a big impact on the bars in Pattaya...
the best girls have always been reluctant to work in bars for fear of
being seen by someone from their hometowns.

Facebook videos and mobile
phone cameras have scared many off, but there are lots of girls online at my:

Thailand Girl; problems you will have in Thailand

Once you start your new life in Thailand as an expat you will, more
or less, be fully exposed to Thai culture. Life is not a vacation, so
you shouldn't expect life here to resemble the few weeks that you spent
here on vacation. Your Thailand girl will immerse you into her family
and all that this entails. I've written about the financial expectations
from the extended family before, (click this Thailand wife link for more info)
and you really should prepare yourself for this one! Once you are
living in Thailand, you will be more exposed to this because your girl
will want to help out with all sort of daily expenses.

I've heard
some Thai dating horror stories too; it's a sad fact that some people, Thai or
farang, are money grabbing scumbags. I know of one Thai man who used to
run a lottery game... when someone got lucky and won 100,000 baht he
couldn't pay up... so he got straight on the phone to his daughter
demanding the necessary cash from her Western husband!

I've also heard of a Western man that built a house in Thailand for
himself and his Thai family, but he built it on his father-in-law's
land. The father-in-law then promptly borrowed a few hundred thousand
baht using that land as collateral. When he couldn't repay his debts,
the poor Western man had to pay up or face losing his house! Obviously, not all Thai's are as
unscrupulous as this, but you do need to be very careful.

Another
problem that you will need to face is that, in Thailand, you will be
isolated from your friends and family back home. You are going to miss
certain aspects of your life that you left behind and, over time, this
will be an issue for you.

Thailand Girl; other problems you may have

One simple but potentially huge problem that you could face relates to the visa application for Thailand.
Retirement visas come with a list of qualifying criteria, and there are
no guarantees that you will be successful. You probably will be OK, but
there is always the chance that something could go wrong.

If you have children, you are advised to choose a school for them
very carefully. Education standards vary enormously and it might be that
the only school you like is a bit on the expensive side.

Contrary to popular opinion, Thai girls make excellent wives if you choose wisely. Don't even think about selecting a long-term partner from a tourist area, it's far too risky. There's a much better way at my:

If you
live with your Thailand girl somewhere near to her family, you will find
that the whole family moves around as a unit. Whether it's going to a
restaurant, going shopping, heading to the beach or whatever, you will
often have a bunch of relatives coming with you... and guess who will be
presented with an opportunity to demonstrate generosity!

If you live in one of the tourist destinations
like Pattaya, you might find it a challenge to get out alone for a quiet
beer or two. You can imagine why; there are all sorts of temptations
wandering around and your girl will be concerned that your unfaltering
loyalty might go astray!

Thailand Girl; final thoughts

Generally speaking, the long-term problems that you will face with dating Thai girls in Thailand are mostly financial in nature. This is because it is so easy to look just at the price of things in Thailand compared to the West and think that you will spend a lot less here. If you know nothing about dating in Thailand then this is a mistake that is easily made.

If you have more cash than your extended Thai family, which you likely
will, then they will expect you to help them out a great deal
financially. Also, so many things that are provided free of charge by
the public sector in the West are not free in Thailand... it all adds
up!

If you intend to be moving around from one place to another
with any kind of frequency, you'll want to make sure that you save as
much money as possible on hotel costs. In Pattaya my recommended hotels
are: